Canada

Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish has sent another letter to the province urging that the transfer of regional roads from Peel Region to the city remain on schedule.

In her Jan. 28 letter to Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Rob Flack, Parrish called for the July 1, 2026, transfer date to be maintained, rather than postponed to newly proposed July 1, 2027.

She also highlighted the financial impact on Mississauga taxpayers, noting the city has been subsidizing Caledon’s regional roads for decades.

Parrish estimated Mississauga spends about $25 million to $30 million annually to subsidize Caledon’s regional roads.

“For 50 years it has been a significant burden borne mostly by Mississauga property taxpayers. The current arrangement is patently unfair,” she wrote.

The letter comes after reports that Caledon Mayor Annette Groves supports delaying the transfer to 2027, citing the town’s limited financial capacity to maintain the roads, which she estimates would cost between $35 million and $40 million per year. Parrish said she agrees the costs are significant, but questioned why Caledon is raising concerns only now.

Parrish asked the province to provide funding to offset Caledon’s costs and to remove the long-standing financial burden on Mississauga property taxpayers. She also requested access to reports prepared by the Peel Transition Board on regional road transfers.